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2012 Recruitment: What’s Behind the Buzzwords

My recruiter.com guest post takes a look at how recruiting hot-topics will continue to gain traction over the coming year. Or not.

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Waking-up to Mobile Recruiting

It takes six hours to realise that we’ve lost our car keys. Three hours for a purse or wallet. But only 30 minutes until we yelp “…where’s my phone!?” Recruiters, take note.

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Does the recruitment process suit the modern candidate?

Students and recent graduates constantly express frustration at the inflexibility of the recruitment process…

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How Recruiters and Mature-Aged Candidates can Battle Ageism

Quality recruiters know how to build and sell a candidate. And with the right strategy, a mature-aged candidate can not only win the placement, but change dated attitudes too-many employers have towards older jobseekers.

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Resume Fraud – Where to Now for Recruiters?

Steven D. Levitt, of Freakonomics fame, suggests that more than 50 percent of people lie on their CVs. What can our industry do about it?

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The Cold Call Is Dead – What It Means For Recruitment and The Job Search

By Hung Lee I was cold called yesterday. It was, it must be said, a brilliant effort from a charity fundraiser from World Wide Fund For Nature – polite, well researched and perfect in pitch & tone. It was almost a shame when I delivered the inevitable to-the-point rebuttal that she was not getting what [...]

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Nine Recruitment Trends You Can’t Afford to Miss – Part 3

Daniel Lyons, managing director of Innovate CV, concludes his list of trends the recruiting industry should expect to see in the next twelve months. Parts one and two were previously posted. 7. Mounting pressure on Recruiters Recruiters will be required to up their game significantly during the next 12 months, providing essential metrics and KPIs [...]

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